A Murder on Long Island: The Last Advocate: A Joey Mancuso, Father O’Brian Crime Mystery, Book 2
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A Murder on Long Island: The Last Advocate: A Joey Mancuso, Father O’Brian Crime Mystery, Book 2 Audible Audiobook – Unabridged

Owen Parr (Author), Stefan Rudnicki (Narrator), Claire Bloom - director (Author),
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Real estate developer Harold Longworth is facing life in prison for the murder of his wife in their Sagaponack, Long Island home. Just hired by the defense attorneys, former NYPD detective Giuseppe "Joey" Mancuso realizes that for a whole year before the trial, the attorneys have bungled the investigation. Was it on purpose? Are the attorneys covering something up?

Joey and his half-brother, Father Dominic O'Brian, have 10 days before the end of the trial to find the real murderer. The day of the murder, a year ago, Suffolk PD homicide detectives found Mr. Longworth, alone in the home, sitting by his wife's body after he called 911. Her blood was on his clothes. His bloody prints were on the murder weapon. Gunshot residue on his arms and hands.

The prosecution is on the last days of their presentation. They have proven opportunity on the part of Longworth. As for motivation, they are about to show that Mrs. Longworth, the victim, was asking for a divorce and settlement on a $75 million estate. Further, they uncovered that Mr. Harold Longworth suspected his wife of having an affair.

As Mancuso and Father O'Brian begin working the case from their center of operations, Captain O'Brian's Pub and Cigar Bar at the corner of Beaver and Hanover Streets in the Financial District of Manhattan, they find that there could be a lot more to this murder. The Longworth Foundation, a $100 million nonprofit organization, is under FBI probe and IRS audit for potential tax schemes, money laundering, and colluding with foreign governments.

Mancuso, in his admitted Sherlock Holmes style, likes to look beyond the obvious. To observe things others looked at, but did not see. Can Mancuso and O'Brian save Mr. Longworth from a life sentence? Will they be able to unravel a possible fraudulent tax scheme being concocted by the foundation executives? Or, is it simply a case where the husband did it out of jealousy?

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  1. Listening Length
    7 hours and 7 minutes
  2. Author
    Owen Parr, see all
  3. Narrator
    Stefan Rudnicki
  4. Audible release date
    September 12, 2017
  5. Language
    English
  6. Publisher
    Skyboat Media
  7. ASIN
    B0756S6Q2J
  8. Version
    Unabridged
  9. Program Type
    Audiobook
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Product details

Listening Length 7 hours and 7 minutes
Author Owen Parr, Claire Bloom - director
Narrator Stefan Rudnicki
Audible.com Release Date September 12, 2017
Publisher Skyboat Media
Program Type Audiobook
Version Unabridged
Language English
ASIN B0756S6Q2J
Best Sellers Rank #94,459 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals)
#424 in Hard-Boiled Mysteries (Audible Books & Originals)
#704 in International Mystery & Crime (Audible Books & Originals)
#2,028 in Hard-Boiled Mystery

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Sea Nymph
5.0 out of 5 stars Complexity at its finest......
Reviewed in the United States on November 23, 2021
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I really like Joey Mancuso and Father Dom O'Brian. They bicker and dig at each other the way brothers would. I'd bet that the author has a brother he drew some of the comments from.
As in the first of the series, this plot was extremely complex. So many things going on at once! A man is on trial for murdering his wife. He says he didn't do it, and, after listening to him, the brothers believe him. But how to prove it? The trial starts in 2 weeks! On top of that, the cops botched the crime scene, because they were convinced they had their man. Of course, the brothers step on more than a few toes in the process.
Owen Parr's plots are believable, and descriptive. His books are deeper than a cozy, yet the occasional humor keeps it from being as deep as, say, something Jeffrey Deaver would put out. I heartily recommend the series.
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Laurie Bumpus
4.0 out of 5 stars Gotta Love a Good Mystery
Reviewed in the United States on September 8, 2020
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I stumbled across this book by pure accident and have purchased the remainder of the series. Parr can definitely tell a great mystery with well developed characters ( main and secondary) as well as the plot itself. At times I was impatient to get to the next page. As a mystery writer I pride myself by taking a piece of paper out when reading and writing whom I think did the deed. I was close. Put this pairing of Joey Mancuso and Father Dom on your THE winter reading list.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Good light mystery
Reviewed in the United States on January 26, 2020
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I totally enjoyed this book (which was a surprise to me because I wasn’t nearly as enthused about book 1 in the series). This is book 2 in the series.

It’s about two brothers, one an ex-NYPD detective and one a Catholic priest, who own a popular bar in Manhattan and moonlight as licensed private investigators. The case they are investigating in this story is about a man who has been arrested for the murder of his wife but insists he is innocent. As they investigate, the priest still has to fulfill his parish duties and the ex-cop’s love life takes a turn.

So what was different about this book from the first one? In the first story, they were largely confined to the bar; in this story they are out and about the city more. In the first story, the ex-cop called his brother names, I suppose jokingly, and seemed to razz him about his vow of celibacy; in this story, there seems to be more respect and brotherhood. The first mystery wasn’t interesting to me; this story is more engaging and clue-filled (but still told with oddly worded sentences and mixed tenses, but let it go.....)

There’s no graphic sex or violence in the story. There’s a bit of profanity as it’s New York, baby.
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J Scott Morrison
5.0 out of 5 stars A believable, complex mystery
Reviewed in the United States on March 23, 2023
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A real page turner. Even though a chapter seems to be missing (due to an editing error, I suspect) it held my interest to the very end. There is a long section devoted to the trial of the suspected murderer that was one of the best I’ve ever read.
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Vicki
4.0 out of 5 stars Intriguing Plot
Reviewed in the United States on May 13, 2020
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The plot line kept me intrigued with its variables. You will not figure out who dunnit until the story has evolved quite a ways. Joey was created too perfectly, as he strives to eclipse his hero Holmes.

The proofreading was so inadequate it became truly annoying.
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Ed bojarczuk
5.0 out of 5 stars Another fantastic job
Reviewed in the United States on April 2, 2023
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Like all the other books in this series you can't put down great characters and a good story line I've never read a bad one yet.
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RozK
3.0 out of 5 stars All 5 books need alot of promoting and editing
Reviewed in the United States on June 28, 2019
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I liked the plots of each of the 5 books. They start with one crime and evolve into several. And his "off Broadway' schemes (as the author calls them) are clever. I like the varied settings but as a New Yorker for 55 years that setting is my favorite. BUT Joey can be extremely annoying. Although persistent in his search for the truth he repeatedly puts himself in danger when he doesn't have to and he's always so kind, so sweet, never irritable or wrong. I also enjoy the characters of Brother Dominick, Marcy, Agnes & Mr. Pat But the proofreading mess: tenses are mixed up, fancy words chosen that when defined are clearly incorrectly used. At times language is stilted and overly formal. Since he talks about his NY Italian way of speaking the formal language doesn't fit. And, last but not least, he zips back and forth from one end/side of the city to another or Connecticut when traffic and distance would make those slow goes.
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Kayak Jay
5.0 out of 5 stars A Case with Many Surprises
Reviewed in the United States on July 20, 2019
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The unlikely duo of Joey and Dom deal with an investigation after being called in at the last minute. The characters are for the most part unlikable, expect for Joey Dom, and Pat, their bartender. A number of side issues fill in the story, and impact the investigation. The writing is good and easy to read. The details are just enough for good mental images. This is a great book.
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